A09950:249
The Breastplate of Faith and Love
The breast-plate of faith and love. A treatise, wherein the ground and exercise of faith and love, as they are set upon Christ their object, and as they are expressed in good works, is explained. / Delivered in 18 sermons upon three several texts, by the late faithful and worthy minister of Jesus Christ, John Preston, Dr. in Divinity, chaplain in ordinary to his Majesty, Master of Emmanuel College in Cambridge, and sometimes preacher of Lincolns Inn.The breast-plate of faith and love. A treatise, wherein the ground and exercise of faith and love, as they are set upon Christ their object, and as they are expressed in good workes, is explained. / Delivered in 18 sermons upon three severall texts, by the late faithfull and worthy minister of Iesus Christ, Iohn Preston, Dr. in Divinity, chaplaine in ordinary to his Maiesty, Master of Emmanuel Colledge in Cambridge, and sometimes preacher of Lincolnes Inne.
London: printed by W. Jones for Nicolas Bourne, 1630London: printed by W. Iones for Nicolas Bourne, 1630
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Again,2 consider how Christ did in the days of his flesh, how he behaved himself then, was he not exceeding gentle to all that came unto him, exceeding compassionate and pitiful, ready to heal every one, ready to do any thing that was requested of him, that he denied not any that was importunate with him: do you think that he hath put off that disposition; is he not the same still? as it is in the Hebrews, Is he not a merciful High Priest still? and that the bowels of compassion in him melt over a straying sinner, and is ready to receive him, his bowels yearn within him, and therefore doubt not but the Lord will receive you.
Againe,2 consider how Christ did in the daies of his flesh, how he behaued himself then, was he not exceeding gentle to all that came vnto him, exceeding compassionate and pittifull, ready to heale euery one, ready to doe any thing that was requested of him, that he denyed not any that was importunate with him: do you thinke that he hath put off that disposition; is he not the same still? as it is in the Hebrewes, Is he not a mercifull High Priest still? and that the bowels of compassion in him melt ouer a straying sinner, and is ready to receiue him, his bowels yearne within him, and ther•fore doubt not but the Lord will receiue you.
- 2By Christs practice when he was on Earth.
Again,3 of necessity he must receive you, or else the blood of CHRIST were in vain, his Cross and death were of none effect: What now can make the death of CHRIST to be of none effect, but when it is not regarded, when his blood is trampled under feet and despised of men, when it doth no good, when it is not improved for the purpose it was shed for? Do you think that GOD sent his only Son from Heaven, to dye a cursed death, and would he have his blood shed in vain? Now except he should